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#701 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:32 am

Well My Dinner With Andre and Zazie dans le Metro have both been confirmed as forthcoming, so another Malle set or even double-release wouldn't be out of question before year's end.

Tribe · #702 Post by **Tribe** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:35 am

justeleblanc wrote:Did no one care that Criterion told me that they are working on a Bunuel Mexican box? I posted that from an email earlier today thinking that Bunuel fans would shit themselves (in the dinning room, no doubt.) I guess no one cares about Silvia Pinal's tits anymore.

But that's sort of been on the horizon for quite some time, hasn't it? After that slew of Bunuel Mexican films that screened on TCM maybe a year ago with new prints I think everyone was aware that it's just a matter of time. I saw your posting, but it didn't seem that anything appeared immiment.

Shit, now I have to go back and look for it and make sure.

A box set of those will indeed be reason for celebration.

Tribe

mogwai · #703 Post by **mogwai** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:52 am

Holy. Shit. The news about Days of Heaven is absolutely wonderful! This, quite possibly, may be the release of the year for me.

sidehacker · #704 Post by **sidehacker** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:08 pm

Shouldn't there be a newsletter for this month by now?

Rich Malloy · #705 Post by **Rich Malloy** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:51 pm

Tribe wrote:
justeleblanc wrote:Did no one care that Criterion told me that they are working on a Bunuel Mexican box? I posted that from an email earlier today thinking that Bunuel fans would shit themselves (in the dinning room, no doubt.) I guess no one cares about Silvia Pinal's tits anymore.
But that's sort of been on the horizon for quite some time, hasn't it? After that slew of Bunuel Mexican films that screened on TCM maybe a year ago with new prints I think everyone was aware that it's just a matter of time. I saw your posting, but it didn't seem that anything appeared immiment.

Shit, now I have to go back and look for it and make sure.

A box set of those will indeed be reason for celebration.

Without question, this would be among my all-time favorite Criterion boxes. I am salivating just at the thought of it. "I want the finest Mexican Bunuels known to man, and I want them now!"

justeleblanc · #706 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:42 pm

dx23 wrote:It also seems that Van Sant's La Mala Noche could get a Criterion release in the future.

That's a definite. But I hope they don't waste their wacky clue on Mala Noche.

dx23 · #707 Post by **dx23** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:03 pm

sidehacker wrote:Shouldn't there be a newsletter for this month by now?

Probably in the next couple of days.

souvenir · #708 Post by **souvenir** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:16 am

Wacky car!

Surely a James Taylor/ Two-Lane Blacktop reference.

#709 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:36 am

funny one but a waste since we already knew

The Elegant Dandy Fop · Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:03 am

Broke my heart to see something we knew already clued in.

They have been on such a good run this year, I was expecting an other insane surprise.

#711 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:14 am

domino harvey wrote:funny one but a waste since we already knew

To be fair, they've probably had that clue ready for a while. Narshty's detective work only delivered the news of Two-Lane Blacktop three weeks ago. I imagine they expected their clue to be a surprise when they created it. They can't always be two steps ahead of us.

HistoryProf · #712 Post by **HistoryProf** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:42 am

So will TLB be a November title then?

Antoine Doinel · #713 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:44 am

Is Steve Buscemi handing in a top ten a hint at a future title with his involvement? Usually the top tens are from people that have appeared in some capacity on Criterion releases.

justeleblanc · #714 Post by **justeleblanc** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:55 am

Antoine Doinel wrote:Is Steve Buscemi handing in a top ten a hint at a future title with his involvement? Usually the top tens are from people that have appeared in some capacity on Criterion releases.

IN THE SOUP?

LeeB.Sims · #715 Post by **LeeB.Sims** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:15 am

Trees Lounge would indeed be a welcome addition. What's the current DVD status on that one?

Svevan · #716 Post by **Svevan** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:20 am

Antoine Doinel wrote:Is Steve Buscemi handing in a top ten a hint at a future title with his involvement? Usually the top tens are from people that have appeared in some capacity on Criterion releases.

He produced Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take 2 1/2 and is featured in the film itself. He is also interviewed for the disc. And he's in Armageddon. That's "some capacity" for sure. Perhaps one of his directorial efforts will be in the collection sometime, but he's already in the collection as an actor and producer.

miless · #717 Post by **miless** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:40 am

Svevan wrote:Perhaps one of his directorial efforts will be in the collection sometime, but he's already in the collection as an actor and producer.

and Cameraman!

Narshty · #718 Post by **Narshty** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:38 am

They'll have a backlog of these top tens for their newsletter, so I'm not sure it hints at Buscemi working with them at the moment, but it's the first I've been interested to read since Nicolas Roeg's.

skuhn8 · #719 Post by **skuhn8** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:05 am

souvenir wrote:

Wacky car!

Surely a James Taylor/ Two-Lane Blacktop reference.

Maybe they're throwing a curveball and it's Christine.

#720 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:48 am

preemptive mention of The Cars That Ate Paris, My Mother the Car complete series set, Pixar's Cars, Used Cars, Dude Where's My Car?, Car Wash, Car 54 Where Are You? to prevent any more attempts

keeproductions · Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:31 am

Trees Lounge would indeed be a welcome addition. What's the current DVD status on that one?

This is not a definitive answer, searching the empty recesses of my brain to come up with it...

Original Pioneer DVD with Buscemi commentary and widescreen presentation is long out of print.

P&S Lions Gate version with no commentary is generally available.

I have the original Pioneer and cherish it. Would love to see Criterion do a spit shine on it and release it right next to "In the Soup."

Antoine Doinel · Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:19 pm

Svevan wrote:He produced Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take 2 1/2 and is featured in the film itself.

Ah, ok, that would definitely answer my question - I didn't realize he was a producer on that film so he definitely probably worked with Criterion on that release hence his list.

Anonymous · #723 Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:09 pm

Is there any way to access older top ten lists by contributors in the CC newsletters?

Svevan · #724 Post by **Svevan** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:55 pm

The only thing I know of is via Criterion's MySpace account, which has an archived list of all the newsletters here.

dx23 · #725 Post by **dx23** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:38 pm

Is this the first non-animal hint pic?

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